By Gabriel Ben-Dor, MDÂ
Peer Reviewed
“None of the meds really helped but after only three acupuncture sessions my hip pain is gone, but I still have the shoulder and knee pain, why is that …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 7/26/21
July 26, 2021- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient:Â In patients with esophageal varices, is there any harm or decreased benefit to using B1-selective beta blockers with easier dosing schedules (such as metoprolol XL) over propranolol?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â In patients with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy, how long on average does it take for the ejection fraction to improve after treating the underlying arrhythmia?
- NYU Brooklyn:Â Â Are high sensitivity troponins reliable in patients with kidney impairment?
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
July 23, 2021
Erin Bresnahan, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …
Eponyms: Janeway Lesions
July 22, 2021
By Zoe Lawrence, MD
Peer Reviewed
The patient is a 43-year-old intravenous drug user who presents to the emergency department with a few days of fevers and malaise. On exam, he …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner — 7/19/21
July 19, 2021- Tisch-Kimmel Inpatient:Â Does the addition of antimicrobial therapy confer any benefit on mortality or nonelective respiratory hospitalization in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â What are the guidelines/consensus statement on perioperative management of endocrine medications?
- VA Outpatient:Â Is there a relationship between intensity of statin therapy and muscle symptoms?
Is There A Role For Screening In Esophageal Adenocarcinoma?
July 16, 2021
By David Collins
Peer Reviewed
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) is a rapidly growing risk to public health in the US, with nearly 17,000 new diagnoses and 16,000 EA deaths in 2017.1 Although treatment options …
Connected Distance
July 14, 2021
Clinical Correlations is proud to present our section for humanism in medicine, Tales from the Bedside, where we showcase our community’s unique and diverse experiences …
Chiefs’ Inquiry Corner – 7/12/21
July 12, 2021- NYU Brooklyn:Â What is the triad characterized by Felty Syndrome (FS)?
- Bellevue Inpatient:Â In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is there an increased risk for coronary artery disease?Â
- VA Outpatient:Â How should recent changes in guidelines affect our colorectal cancer (CRC) screening practices?